Advent Devotional 2018

The Never-ending Kingdom
2 Samuel 7:12–16 - “When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the...

The Light Has Dawned
Isaiah 9:1–2 - But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of...

Light Illuminating Light
Psalm 36:7–9 - How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings. They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights. For with you is the...

The Conquering Offspring
Genesis 3:8–15 - And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. But the LORD God called to the man and said to...

What is Advent?
The word “Advent” comes from the Latin advenio, “to come to.” It is a period of great anticipation—a time of preparation for the joyful celebration of Jesus’ arrival in Bethlehem. In the Western liturgy, Advent begins four Sundays...

Love Came Down

The child we seekcame wrapped in love.A prophet speaking only truth.A priest offering but one sacrifice.A king bearing neither scepter nor crown.Helpless babe, a deadly world awaits.His kingdom will be established,but not by our toil.The desperate find in him a friend:The proud, a staunch foe.Into a world of death and hopelessness - a child of peace.An offering from God Himself;an offering of God Himself.A child born in blood,In the fullness of time arrived.A man crucified in blood,at the appointed time will return.With pierced hands he embraces all who truly seek him.Love came down - that many may rise up.